Undifferentiated small cell hepatoblastoma with a unique chromosomal translocation: a case report

Pediatr Pathol. 1992 May-Jun;12(3):457-62. doi: 10.3109/15513819209023325.

Abstract

Cytogenetic studies of pediatric tumors have revealed a number of reproducible karyotypic abnormalities, including del(p13) found in aniridia-Wilms' tumor association, t(8;14) in Burkitt's lymphoma, and t(11;22) in Ewing's sarcoma. To date, no consistent cytogenetic abnormality has been reported in association with hepatoblastoma. We report the case of a 7-month-old male infant with the undifferentiated small cell variant of hepatoblastoma. Immunohistochemistry revealed reactivity with antibodies to cytokeratin and vimentin throughout the tumor. Alpha-fetoprotein, neuron-specific enolase, and S100 stains were negative. Chromosomal analysis of metaphase cells from a culture of tumor tissue revealed a translocation of most of the long arm of chromosome 22 to the distal long arm of chromosome 10.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Infant
  • Keratins / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Translocation, Genetic*
  • Vimentin / metabolism

Substances

  • Vimentin
  • Keratins